Pullen Investment Management LLC Buys 97,099 Shares of American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD)

Pullen Investment Management LLC increased its stake in American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD - Free Report) by 119.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 178,242 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 97,099 shares during the quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC owned about 0.62% of American Vanguard worth $825,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AVD. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in American Vanguard by 133.0% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,575 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,753 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in American Vanguard in the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in American Vanguard in the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in American Vanguard in the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in American Vanguard in the 4th quarter valued at about $68,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.04% of the company's stock.

American Vanguard Price Performance

NYSE AVD traded up $0.03 on Thursday, reaching $4.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 163,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 267,794. American Vanguard Co. has a twelve month low of $3.28 and a twelve month high of $9.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.89. The stock has a market cap of $127.96 million, a PE ratio of -4.32 and a beta of 1.24. The firm's 50 day moving average is $4.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.89.

American Vanguard Company Profile

American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection.